The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Heather Kisner
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fort Bend Clements
- Hometown:
- Sugar Land, Texas
HONORS & AWARDS
• Recorded a Texas single-season record 488 digs in 2008
• 2008 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 Second Team
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2007-08)
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1, 2008 and Oct. 20, 2008)
• 2008 Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Most Valuable Libero
• 2007 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 First Team
• 2009 Collegiate Beach Nationals participant with partner Kiley Hall
• 2008 Collegiate Beach Nationals participant with partner Jennifer Doris
AS A JUNIOR (2008)
• donned the black jersey and started all 33 of Texas[apos] matches and appeared in all 118 sets
• posted a Texas single-season record 488 digs, snapping the 20-year old record of 476 held by Dagmara Szysczak (1988)
• led the Longhorns with 4.14 digs per-set and ranked third in the Big 12
• recorded 22 digs in the season-opening sweep of No. 4 USC at the Runza/AVCA Showcase (8/29)
• notched 21digs and a service ace in a 3-1 win over Texas State (9/11)
• tallied double-digit dig totals in eight straight matches (9/6-10/1)
• totaled 19 digs in just three sets as UT swept Iowa State (9/24)
• registered a career-high 25 digs in UT[apos]s 3-1 win at Oklahoma (10/1)
• amassed 14 digs and three assists in the Horns[apos] 3-1 win at Texas A&M (10/15)
• totaled 19 digs and a pair of assists in the Longhorns[apos] 3-2 loss to Oklahoma (10/29)
• headlined the Texas defense with 17 digs in its sweep at Iowa State (11/8)
• recorded a team-best 23 digs and two service aces in UT[apos]s 3-2 victory at No. 14 Kansas State (11/15)
• notched 18 digs and a career-high four assists in the Horns[apos] 3-1 win over No. 3 Nebraska (11/19)
• tallied 20 digs and a pair of assists in a four-set win at Missouri (11/26)
• amassed a UT postseason match-record 28 digs in UT[apos]s 3-1 win over No. 9 UCLA in the NCAA Regional semifinal (12/12)
• posted 21 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Stanford in the NCAA Semifinals (12/18)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007)
• appeared in 29 matches and 93 games, logged 162 digs and averaged 1.74 digs per-game
• posted a season-best 10 digs in a 3-1 loss to No. 3 Penn State (8/25)
• posted three service aces and five digs in the 3-0 sweep of New Mexico State (9/1)
• amassed 10 digs and one service ace in a 3-1 win over Pepperdine (9/7)
• tallied two assists, two services aces and eight digs as UT swept Missouri (9/15)
• donned the black jersey as the libero for the first time in her collegiate career during the third game of a 3-0 win over Baylor (10/10)
• registered nine digs and an assist in the 3-0 sweep of Nebraska (9/24)
• tied a season high with 10 digs in a 3-0 victory at Colorado (10/27)
• teamed with Jennifer Doris at the 2008 Collegiate Beach National Championships in San Diego, Calif., winning their pool and earning a runner-up finish in the D-Flight.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006)
• played in 28 matches, appearing in 102 games
• earned a then season-high 13 digs in her first collegiate match at No. 9 Wisconsin (8/25), while also collecting one assist and one ace in the 3-0 win
• collected 11 digs and one ace while playing in all five games against No. 2 Penn State in the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (9/8)
• had consecutive double-figure dig matches(10/6-10/13), collecting 10 digs against Baylor and Texas A&M, respectively
• recorded a new season high 19 digs against No. 1 Nebraska, while also collecting two assists and an ace (10/18)
• had a team-high 13-dig effort and added an ace in the win at Texas Tech (10/25)
• registered 14 digs in UT[apos]s 3-1 win over Missouri (11/11)
BEFORE TEXAS
Starred for 5A state volleyball power Fort Bend Clements High School and for the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club ... club coach was Kaddie Platt ... ranked No. 54 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... member of the 2004 USA Girls[apos] Junior Olympic Championships 16-Under All-Tournament Team ... named to the 2005 Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A (large school) All-State First Team ... All-District 14-5A by the Houston Chronicle for three years ... also played basketball for Clements and earned First Team All-District 20-5A honors as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Heather Rene Kisner ... born October 16, 1987 ... parents are Mark and Judy Kisner of Sugar Land, Texas ... has two brothers, Travis (26) and Troy (23) and one sister Summer (14) ... six-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection ... Margie Nornhausser Hale/Mick Haley Endowed Presidential Scholarship recipient ... finance major.
